Table 5 Comparison of results between developed and developing settings
Response | Yes | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary questions | UK setting | Other developed setting | Developing setting |
On Elective I was asked/allowed to do something that I wouldn’t have been asked/allowed to do as a UK undergraduate medical student | 11.4% | 20.5% | 55.8% |
If I was asked to do something, and wasn’t sure if I should, there was always someone to help clarify | 94.1% | 93.2% | 65.7% |
I think it more acceptable for students to work outside ‘normal UK parameters’ when in working in developing countries? | 37.1% | 47.2% | 53.8% |
I think students are more likely to be asked to work outside of their ‘normal UK parameters’ in developing countries than in developed countries? | 71.4% | 89% | 95.3% |
I was asked on placement to do something that I felt uncomfortable with, in terms of my current level of qualification? | 2.9% | 6.8% | 20.9% |
I took part in something unusual that could - potentially - have put a patient at risk | 0% | 1.4% | 7% |
I took part in something unusual where if I hadn’t got involved a patient could have been at risk | 2.9% | 4.1% | 15.8% |